Amalie Stalheim | Cello
Artist in Residence 2025 – 2027
Amalie Stalheim is one of Scandinavia's most exciting and versatile cellists. She has performed as a soloist with leading orchestras in Europe and internationally, including the Oslo Philharmonic, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Iceland Symphony Orchestra and Gulbenkian Orchestra.
The 2024/25 season included solo performances with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, the Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, the Arctic Philharmonic Orchestra, the Riga Sinfonietta, the Antalya Symphony Orchestra, the Nordic Chamber Orchestra and the Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra.
In addition to the classical repertoire, Stalheim is strongly committed to contemporary music. She has commissioned and premiered works by Kaija Saariaho, Lisa Streich, Missy Mazzoli, Britta Byström, Anders Hillborg and Jostein Stalheim.
Her awards include the Norwegian Soloist Prize (2021), the Swedish Soloist Prize (2018) and the Nicholas A. Firmenich Prize at the Verbier Festival (2015). In 2022, she was named a “Rising Star” by BBC Music Magazine.
Stalheim is also the founder of Classical Link - a mentoring programme in collaboration with Bergen International Festival, where young musicians and composers collaborate on new pieces.
From autumn 2025, she will be Artist in Residence at the Malmö Academy of Music. Previously, she was Artist in Residence at Sveriges Radio P2 (2018–2020).
With support from the Sten K Johnson Foundation
Malmö Academy of Music has been granted SEK 300,000 in support from the Sten K Johnson Foundation to implement a two-year Artist in Residence initiative. The project will run from autumn 2025 to summer 2027 and aims to strengthen the school's profile and offer students unique opportunities for artistic development.
The initiative is an important part of the school's renewal work and stands out as a unique venture in Swedish higher music education. We are therefore very grateful for the support from the Sten K Johnson Foundation, which is making this valuable project possible.